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A Conversation with Lav Diaz (MAGELLAN)
Lav Diaz is one of cinema's most uncompromising voices, crafting epic meditations on Filipino history, trauma, and identity that routinely stretch past the four, six, or even eight-hour mark. His films, including Melancholia (2008), Norte, the End of History (2013),
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SIRÂT New Trailer: Oliver Laxe’s Jaw-Dropping Desert Thriller Arrives in February
Following its week-long theatrical engagement last fall, Oliver Laxe's jaw-dropping thriller Sirât is returning to the stateside market for a wider official release. Having won the Jury Prize at Cannes and shocking audiences and critics alike on the fall festival
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YOUNG MOTHERS
(Check out Chris Reed’s Young Mothers movie review! It opens January 9 in New York and January 16 in Los Angeles before a national rollout. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Belgian filmmaking duo of brothers Jean-Pierre
Interviews
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A Conversation with Lav Diaz (MAGELLAN)
Lav Diaz is one of cinema's most uncompromising voices, crafting epic meditations on Filipino history, trauma, and identity that routinely stretch past the four, six, or even eight-hour mark. His films, including Melancholia (2008), Norte, the End of History (2013),
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A Conversation with Lynne Sachs (EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE)
Some filmmakers are known for their documentary works. Others for their narrative films. Still others—the better filmmakers (for me), generally—do not fit comfortably into either category. Or any category whatsoever. Poet / artist / filmmaker Lynne Sachs is one of the
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A Conversation with Cece King, Elsa Hana Chung & Camilla Marchese González (SI LA ISLA QUIERE (ISLAND WILLING))
On Chile's Robinson Crusoe Island, a remote Pacific speck 700 kilometers from the mainland with 61 times more endemic species per square kilometer than the Galápagos, filmmaker Cece King discovered something unexpected: a community that treats the island not as
Trailers
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SIRÂT New Trailer: Oliver Laxe’s Jaw-Dropping Desert Thriller Arrives in February
Following its week-long theatrical engagement last fall, Oliver Laxe's jaw-dropping thriller Sirât is returning to the stateside market for a wider official release. Having won the Jury Prize at Cannes and shocking audiences and critics alike on the fall festival
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MIROIRS NO. 3 Trailer: Paula Beer is a Woman Haunted in Christian Petzold’s Enigmatic Domestic Drama
After working together on Transit, Undine, and Afire, writer-director Christian Petzold and actress Paula Beer are back again with a new psychological drama in a stunning setting. Miroirs No. 3, named after the classical piano piece, follows Berlin music student
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DREAMS Trailer: Jessica Chastain Enters a Complex Affair in Michel Franco’s Erotic Drama
After working together back in 2023 on the heavy, yet tender drama Memory, writer-director Michel Franco and star Jessica Chastain are back with an erotic drama that spans both sides of the US-Mexico border. Dreams, Franco's ninth feature, stars Chastain
In Theatres
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A Conversation with Lav Diaz (MAGELLAN)
Lav Diaz is one of cinema's most uncompromising voices, crafting epic meditations on Filipino history, trauma, and identity that routinely stretch past the four, six, or even eight-hour mark. His films, including Melancholia (2008), Norte, the End of History (2013),
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YOUNG MOTHERS
(Check out Chris Reed’s Young Mothers movie review! It opens January 9 in New York and January 16 in Los Angeles before a national rollout. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The Belgian filmmaking duo of brothers Jean-Pierre
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HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2025
There has been no shortage of artistically strong films in 2025, which is why the critics at Hammer to Nail offer up such a great variety of titles in their respective Top 10 lists of the year. Our choices run
Watch at Home
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A Conversation with Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND)
Married directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (Let the Corpses Tan) are out with a new film, Reflection in a Dead Diamond (which I recently reviewed), which offers espionage and visual delights aplenty. Featuring actors Fabio Testi and Yannick Renier
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REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND
(Check out Chris Reed’s Reflection in a Dead Diamond movie review, it’s in theaters now and hits Netflix November 21! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The 1960s were the golden age of spy movies, thanks to an international
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HtN’s Coverage of the Golden Globe-Nominated Films of 2026
Late last week, the 2025 (technically the 2026) Awards Season started heating up in earnest but it’s typically the nominees for Golden Globes that signify the full season kick-off. While snubs and surprises are always part of the fun, the


